Extractor.



l. F. LINS.

IEXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.I7. I9Is.

1,266,030. Patented May14,1918.

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JOHN F. LINS, F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFONIA.

EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May i4., 191s.

Application filed January 17, 1918. Serial No. 212,193.

To all whom t may concern. I Be it known that I, JOHN F. LrNs, a c1t1- lzen of Canada, residing in the city and county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fruit juice extractors and has for itsprincipal object to provide an apparatus capable of quickly and cheaplyextracting the` juices from lemons,

oranges and the like fruits.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an improved form ofextractor for the extraction of the juice therefrom, which will permit aportion of the juice to pass through the cone and be received in thebowl or receptacle, the removed pulp pass-` ing exteriorly of the coneand being received on a strainer which further separates the juicetherefrom, whereby the juice passes from the bowl or receptacle in Aastrained condition and without being clouded to any great extent by theheavy pulp. j

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination 0f parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out inthe claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within thescope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. f

To more fully comprehend the invention, reference is directed to theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofthe preferred embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View. i

Referring more particularly to the several views of the drawings,wherein like characters of reference designate. corresponding parts, 1indicates a suitable frame having at the lower portion thereof an offset2 for passing around the edge. of a table 0r support 3, the frame beingremovably mounted on vthe support by the adjustment of the threadedthumb screw 4.

Rotatably mounted in the upper portion of the frame 1 is a verticallydisposed driving spindle 5 carrying on its lowerenda pinion 6 havingengagement with the beveled gear 7 carried by a drive wheel 8, the

wheel being rotatably supported on the 'shaft 9 extending transverselythrough the frame 1. An operating handle 10 is secured to the Wheel 8 toenable the same to be rapidl rotated to revolve the spindle 5. Thespindle extends upwardly through and to a point beyond the end of acollar 11 carried by the frame 1, and adapted to fit over said collar isa bowl or receptacle 12 of suitable flaring configuration and providedin its base with the outlet or discharge spout 13. Extendingcentrallyupwardly through the bowl or receptacle 12 is a sleeve 14 surroundingtheA a collar 11 and terminating short of the end thereof, said sleevepreventing the escape of the extracted juice from the bowl around thecollar 11 and shaft 4. l

Adjacent the base ofthe bowl or receptacle 12 are provided the seats 15on which vis 16 provided with a central opening 17 and fitted over thesleeve 14 to lie within the bowl or receptacle'at a point slightly abovethe base thereof and above the outlet 18.

The upper e'nd of the shaft 5 is preferably threaded, as at 17, and thesame is received .75 supported the peripheral edge of a strainerstrainer 16, thereby agitating any pulp received on the strainer andbreakin the same up to permit the escape of the juices from the cellsthereof.

In the operation of my device, rotation is imparted to the extractorcone 18 by the operation of the wheel 8 and as the fruit, after beingpreferably halved, is placed downwardly onto the cone under slightpressure, the free juice in the cellsthereof f preferably passes throughthe ports 20 and downwardly through the openingv 17 into the base ofthe' bowl, escaping therefrom f through the outlet 18.

As pressure is applied to the fruit and the same is forced downwardly pnthe cone 18 to remove the pulp therefrom, said removed pulp passesdownwardly over the exterior of the cone 18 and rests on the strainer16, 1t

being agitated thereon to vbreak up the cells thereof to release thejuice by the movement of the blades 21. A set screw 22 may be employedto removably retain the bowl on the collar 11.

It will be apparent that when it is desired to clean the apparatus thecone 18 may be removed from the shaft 5 by unthreading the same whichpermits the removal of the strainer 16 for the cleaning thereof, and atthis time, if desirable, the set screw 22 may be released, enabling thebowl 12 to be re moved for the cleaning or sterilizing thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

l. In a fruit juice extractor, the combination with a bowl or receptacleprovided with an open top and further provided with an outlet at itsbase, a rotatable shaft eX- tending upwardly therethrough, an extractorcone carried thereby, a strainer removably positioned in the base ofsaid receptacle above the outlet therein and surroundand an agitator armradiating from the base of said cone for contacting with the surface ofsaid strainer to agitate the pulp received thereon.

2. In a fruit juice extractor, the combination with a bowl or receptacleprovided' with an open top and further rovided with an outlet at itsbase, a rotata le shaft extending upwardly therethrough, a hollow eXtractor cone provided with ports in the wall thereof communicating` withthe interior of said cone, a strainer removably positioned 'in the baseof said receptacle above the outlet therein and surrounding said shaft,said strainer provided at a point beneath said cone with an opening topermit the passage of the juice passing through said ports therethrough,and an agitator radiating from the base of said cone for contacting withthe surface of said strainer to agitate the pulp received thereon.

In ,testimony whereof vI have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of a subscribing witness.

JOHN F. LiNs.

fitness D. B. RICHARDS.

